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Robert Hardmeyer, Poster. Waschanstalt Zürich AG

Lot 948

Robert Hardmeyer, 1876-1919 (CH)

Poster. Waschanstalt Zürich AG, 1905

Lithograph printed in colours.
H 1280 mm W 900 mm.

Graph. Anstalt J.E. Wolfensberger Zürich.

CHF1'500 / 2'500
EUR1'500 / 2'500
USD1'600 / 2'700

Hammer Price: CHF 1'500

Literature:
Müller-Brockmann 2004, Page 70.

Annotation:

Robert Hardmeyer's avant-garde poster shows the legendary “Güggel” of the former “Wöschi” in Zurich-Wollishofen. The motif revolutionized the world of advertising at the beginning of the last century and the humanized animal figure with the dominant lettering was the hallmark of the company building and the trucks of the car wash for decades.